Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [verb] [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can run as fast as Magnus when I try . |
| 2 | In one of my lectures to the Staff Colleges , The Bombing Years — A View from the Cockpit , I can say as pertinently as I can that my first bombing tour was a complete and utter waste of time . |
| 3 | ‘ In the day , ’ said Barbara Coleman , ‘ I can see as far as the Esterel … |
| 4 | ‘ He has enough sauce for a king 's fool , but impudence I can stomach so long as I do n't have to ride something that big on my own . ’ |
| 5 | Take the numbers from one to ten ( although of course you can continue as far as you like ) . |
| 6 | but you can do it because you know you can go back home as it were in to the other area . |
| 7 | ‘ You can go as far as Burnley if you 're old or disabled . ’ |
| 8 | You can go so far as to say that any words which produce good music constitute a good libretto . |
| 9 | You can go so far as to say that I mean , you will be safe in saying that if your , that as your benefit is suspended your income support for you , not for your family but for you , will be reduced . |
| 10 | And oh , when we do something else , and my hands say to my feet , ha hang on , you can walk as well as they can , let's try it . |
| 11 | It is described here so that you can see as soon as possible : A learning program may have many facets , and classification is fraught with subtlety . |
| 12 | On a clear day you can see as far as Dublin from the Great Car of Donard ( or so they say ) , but mist or heat haze have always foreshortened the view for me . |
| 13 | Metro Saverstrip — only for journeys in West Yorkshire ; Metro DayRover — you can get as far as Manchester with this if you 're elderly or disabled and are permitted to take a dog or other authorized companion . |
| 14 | D' you think you can get as far as The Angel at Lacock ? |
| 15 | First you are told that you can take as long as you like to put the counters in the jar . |
| 16 | Taylor , interviewed by Sir David Frost , said : ‘ Between games , as any sportsman knows , you can train as hard as you like , but what is also important is what you eat and how you eat , what you drink and how much you drink . |
| 17 | The older the child the longer you can wait so long as there are no other signs of serious illness . |
| 18 | However , with the Land Rover we can go as far as you want . ’ |
| 19 | We will continue to do this so that we can trade as efficiently as possible on our resorts in Spain and the Canary Islands . |
| 20 | Third , you have to believe that they can do as well as you . |
| 21 | They can go as fast as they want and there will be no restrictions . |
| 22 | But , if they can play as indifferently as this and still win by a record margin , then the Gods are obviously with them . |
| 23 | The average age for the menopause to occur is 50 — in some women it can start as early as 35 and in others as late as 60 . |
| 24 | The average age for the menopause to occur is 50 — in some women it can start as early as 35 and in others as late as 60 . |
| 25 | It can develop as fast as a Charolais if fed appropriately and under ideal circumstances it can achieve similar weights within the same time span , especially if breeders are selective in their choice of stock . |
| 26 | I have walked it in a day , but it can take as long as a week to complete . |
| 27 | It can take as long as two weeks after you give your blood sample before you get your result , which can be a difficult and stressful time . |
| 28 | The dragonfly has so many ommatidia that it can see as well as some vertebrates . |
| 29 | The 1991 season may turn out to be Jon Solly 's last serious crack at the 10,000m , but he is confident that he can get as far as Tokyo for the World Championships . |